Heavy rain and flooding is Possible Thursday thanks to a tropical wave over the Bahamas headed our way.

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Updated: 10:19 AM EDT Aug 10, 2017

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WEBVTT FORMORE INFORMATION.SANDRA: VERY GOOD STUFF THERE.WE HAVE A FIRST ALERT WEATHERDAY AS A HUGE TROPICAL WAVE OVERTHE BAHAMAS TRIES TO GET ITS ACTTOGETHER AND IN THE MEANTIMESTIR UP COPIOUS AMOUNTS OFMOISTURE WITH WIDESPREAD SHOWERSFROM JUPITER AND THE TREASURECOAST, JUST DOWN NR THETURNPIKE RIGHT NOW INTO BROWARDCOUNTY AND OF COURSE PALM BEACHCOUNTY, FROM BOYNTON DOWN TO THEDELRAY BEACH VICINITY AND BOCARATON.AND POINTS WEST, IN AND AROUNDTHE LAKE.SATURATED RIGHT NOW WITH A NICEHEALTHY SPELL OVER GLEN RIDGERIGHT NOW.MORE FROM WHERE TH CAME AS THEMOISTURE KEEPS ON STREAMING IN.WE ALSO HAVE SOME SIGNIFICANTACCUMULATIONS OF RAIN, WITHMINO FLOODING REPORTED INSOUTHEAST BROWARD.WE DO HAVE AN ADVISORY UP.WE COULD SEE THAT HERE AS THEFUTURE TRACK MODEL IS SHOWING AT1:30 O SO, MORE FLOODING ANDPOTENTIAL RAINS INUNDATING THEAREA WITH POTENTIAL DOWNPOURS INTHE EARLY EVENING HOURS AS THEBROAD AREA OF LOW PRESSUE MAKESITS WAY ACROSS THE PENINSULAFR WEST, ULTIMATELY ENDINUPIN THE GULF.SKIES WILL LOOK LIKE THIS WITHLIGHTNING AND HEAVY TORRENTIALDOWNPOURS, COPIOUS AMOUNTS OFMOISTURE RESIDING IN THEATMOSPHERE TODAY AS THE WAVEPUSHES THROUGH.AND SOME OF THESE LATE DAYSTORMS.IT'S GOING TO BE ROUGHER AS THEDAY GOES ON, DETERIORATING WITHATTENTION FLOODING BEING THEBIGGEST THREAT.MEANWHILE, SO, SO ACTIVE IN THEHURRICANE SEASON.WE HAD OUR FIRST ATLANTICHURRICAN SEASON OVER THEMEXICAN MAINLAND NEXT -- LASTNIGHT.THE TROPICAL STORM NATE ITS WAYTHROUGH THE MORE INCLEMENTTERRAIN, EVENTUALLY DYING OUT.ALL THAT TROPICAL MOISTURE HAS A10% SHOT NOW WITH THE HURRICANECENTER MONITORING I.WE HAVE BEEN TALKING ABOUT THISONE ALL WEEK, A 40% SHOT OFORGANIZING OVER THE NEXT FIVEDAYS AS IT MOVES WEST NORTHWEST,THANKFULLY NOT TOO CLOSE TO US.THANKS TO A FRONT MOVING ACROSSTHE COUNTRY IT WILL BE PUSHINGWELL TO THE EAST OF THE BAHAMAS.A NON-FACTOR F US, POSSIBLY APLAYER IF IT CAN INTENSIFY NEXTWEEK.NOT A GREAT DAY TO GO BOATING,BUT IF YOU HAVE TO, KEEP YOUREYE ON THE SKIES.KEEPING VERY SOLID COVERAGE DOWNTHROUGH THE NEXT TWO DAYS AT60%.AND THEN MORE OF A TYPICALSUMMERTIME LATE AUGUST REGIME ASWE HEAD THROUGHOUT SATURDAY ANDSUNDAY.

Weather Alert Day: Heavy rain, flooding possible

Heavy rain and flooding is Possible Thursday thanks to a tropical wave over the Bahamas headed our way.